Police said this man returned to his crashed car to retrieve his pet monkey. Photo courtesy of the Burien Police Department
The driver crashed his vehicle into a large rock in a resident's yard and allegedly started to flee the scene on foot before returning to the car for his pet monkey.
Police said the man and his "partner-in-crime" were found near the scene and both were taken into custody.
Police shared a photo of the man in the back of a police cruiser with the monkey clinging to his back.
"Once we determined the monkey was not the driver, we released him to a family member since he was only engaged in monkey business," Burien police said.
The man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
